Corporate media executives forced reporters to write pro-Bush pro-war stories

We all know that the media networks helped beat the drums to invade Iraq. It's clear from these stats: out of the 343 interviews conducted by network news prior to the Iraq invasion, only three involved an antiwar spokesperson. Glenn Greenwald has now shown the incredible extent to which the…

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John McCain’s honesty problem

McCain's honesty problem has been condensed into this short YouTube video by Robert Greenwald. The mainstream media needs to focus on what McCain himself has claimed.   This is not character assassination, but forcing McCain to deal with his own statements. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c[/youtube]

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Republican politics and America’s stunted media

Glenn Greenwald has just written a new book, Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Myths of Republican Politics.  He has released a long excerpt on Huffpo.  Here is a sampling.  Great American Hypocrites examines the deceitful, personality-based election tactics the Right uses to build absurd cults of personality around their leaders…

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